nepenthaceae pitcher plant fine art print ernst haeckel Size:30×40 cm Date: 1936-37

Date: 1936-37

the tiny structures magnified and arranged so that something usually crushed underfoot becomes elegant and architectural

Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator

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where it adds depth against a pale wall and pairs strikingly with other dark-background Haeckel plates such as his jellyfish and radiolarians

nepenthaceae pitcher plant fine art print ernst haeckel Size:30×40 cm Date: 1936-37Equal parts beautiful and slightly sinister, the tropical pitcher plants on this Haeckel plate are nature's most elegant traps. Their hanging, lidded pitchers evolved to lure and digest insects dangle from curling tendrils in greens, reds and speckled patterns, drawn by Ernst Haeckel with all the drama these extraordinary carnivorous plants deserve. The image belongs to Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), Haeckel's celebrated portfolio of 100